`Sports headlines for Saturday August 5, 1972:`

Player Fires 67, Takes One-Stroke PGA Lead

Scores through round 3 of the 1972 PGA Championship

Tournament held at Oakland Hills Country Club (Bloomfield Township, MI) from August 3, 1972 to August 6, 1972 (Par 70)

Rank	Name	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	To Par	Total	Winnings
1	Gary Player	71	71	67	-1	209	$45,000
2	Billy Casper	73	70	67	Even	210	$9,275
3	Larry Wise	74	71	67	+2	212	$2,385
4	Phil Rodgers	71	72	68	+1	211	$6,383
5	Doug Sanders	72	72	68	+2	212	$6,383
6	Jack Nicklaus	72	75	68	+5	215	$4,167
6	Bruce Crampton	73	74	68	+5	215	$1,800
8	Jim Wiechers	70	73	69	+2	212	$1,497
9	John Schlee	75	75	69	+9	219	$784
10	Gay Brewer	71	70	70	+1	211	$6,383
11	Tommy Aaron	71	71	70	+2	212	$20,850
12	Charles Coody	71	73	70	+4	214	$3,825
13	Bob Murphy	75	70	70	+5	215	$784
14	Johnny Miller	70	76	70	+6	216	$2,385
15	Lou Graham	75	75	70	+10	220	$1,305
15	Ron Letellier	75	75	70	+10	220	$333
15	Bobby Nichols	76	74	70	+10	220	$333
18	Sam Snead	70	74	71	+5	215	$9,275
18	Lee Trevino	73	71	71	+5	215	$4,950
18	J.C. Snead	72	72	71	+5	215	$2,385
18	Lee Elder	73	71	71	+5	215	$1,800
22	Mike Souchak	73	73	71	+7	217	$1,497
22	Bert Yancey	72	74	71	+7	217	$1,497
24	Mason Rudolph	74	75	71	+10	220	$1,147
24	Sam Carmichael	76	73	71	+10	220	$1,147
26	Jerry Heard	69	70	72	+1	211	$6,383
27	Jim Jamieson	69	72	72	+3	213	$20,850
28	Dan Sikes	70	72	72	+4	214	$4,167
28	Lanny Wadkins	74	68	72	+4	214	$3,262
30	Arnold Palmer	69	75	72	+6	216	$3,262
31	Miller Barber	73	74	72	+9	219	$3,262
31	Jerry McGee	73	74	72	+9	219	$1,497
31	Deane Beman	75	72	72	+9	219	$1,147
31	Ken Still	72	75	72	+9	219	$784
35	Dewitt Weaver	74	74	72	+10	220	$1,305
35	Babe Hiskey	73	75	72	+10	220	$471
37	Frank Beard	80	70	72	+12	222	$333
37	Bob Rosburg	71	79	72	+12	222	$333
37	Dow Finsterwald	75	75	72	+12	222	$333
40	Chi Chi Rodriguez	71	74	73	+8	218	$1,800
40	Dale Douglass	74	71	73	+8	218	$784
42	Hubert Green	75	71	73	+9	219	$3,262
43	Richard Crawford	70	78	73	+11	221	$333
43	Freddie Haas	74	74	73	+11	221	$333
45	Larry Hinson	75	74	73	+12	222	$1,305
46	Kermit Zarley	75	75	73	+13	223	$333
46	Chuck Scally	74	76	73	+13	223	$333
48	Ray Floyd	69	71	74	+4	214	$9,275
49	Bob Shaw	72	72	74	+8	218	$2,385
50	Mike Hill	73	72	74	+9	219	$784
51	Denny Lyons	73	73	74	+10	220	$784
51	Jimmy Powell	72	74	74	+10	220	$333
53	Dave Stockton	74	73	74	+11	221	$471
54	Grier Jones	72	76	74	+12	222	$333
55	Hale Irwin	71	69	75	+5	215	$4,950
56	Art Wall	72	71	75	+8	218	$1,800
57	Rod Funseth	70	74	75	+9	219	$333
58	Bud Allin	68	77	75	+10	220	$333
58	Tom Weiskopf	73	72	75	+10	220	$333
60	Jimmy Wright	74	72	75	+11	221	$471
61	Ralph Johnston	75	74	75	+14	224	$333
62	Jerry Steelsmith	73	77	75	+15	225	$333
63	Bob Smith	72	69	76	+7	217	$1,800
64	Jack Burke	74	72	76	+12	222	$333
65	Wayne Yates	75	74	76	+15	225	$333
66	Rex Baxter	77	73	76	+16	226	$333
66	Jim O'Hern	74	76	76	+16	226	$333
66	Stan Thirsk	68	82	76	+16	226	$333
69	Paul Harney	74	71	77	+12	222	$784
70	Pat Schwab	73	73	77	+13	223	$333
71	Gene Torres	79	70	77	+16	226	$0
72	Bob Charles	76	74	77	+17	227	$333
73	Steve Friebert	74	76	78	+18	228	$333
74	George Archer	73	73	79	+15	225	$1,147
75	Bob Goalby	72	78	79	+19	229	$333
76	Lionel Hebert	72	76	80	+18	228	$333
77	Larry Gilbert	69	81	80	+20	230	$333

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